# nuuka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish noga (“scrupulous, careful”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnuːkɑ/, [ˈnuːkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uːkɑ
* Hyphenation: nuu‧ka

### Adjective

nuuka (comparative nuukempi, superlative nuukin)
* stingy, ungenerous
    Synonyms: itara, kitsas, pihi, saita

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nuuka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nuukani
nuukani
accusative
nom.
nuukani
nuukani
gen.
nuukani
genitive
nuukani
nuukieni nuukaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nuukaani
nuukiani
inessive
nuukassani
nuukissani
elative
nuukastani
nuukistani
illative
nuukaani
nuukiini
adessive
nuukallani
nuukillani
ablative
nuukaltani
nuukiltani
allative
nuukalleni
nuukilleni
essive
nuukanani
nuukinani
translative
nuukakseni
nuukikseni
abessive
nuukattani
nuukittani
instructive
comitative
—nuukineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nuukasi
nuukasi
accusative
nom.
nuukasi
nuukasi
gen.
nuukasi
genitive
nuukasi
nuukiesi nuukaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nuukaasi
nuukiasi
inessive
nuukassasi
nuukissasi
elative
nuukastasi
nuukistasi
illative
nuukaasi
nuukiisi
adessive
nuukallasi
nuukillasi
ablative
nuukaltasi
nuukiltasi
allative
nuukallesi
nuukillesi
essive
nuukanasi
nuukinasi
translative
nuukaksesi
nuukiksesi
abessive
nuukattasi
nuukittasi
instructive
comitative
—nuukinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nuukamme
nuukamme
accusative
nom.
nuukamme
nuukamme
gen.
nuukamme
genitive
nuukamme
nuukiemme nuukaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nuukaamme
nuukiamme
inessive
nuukassamme
nuukissamme
elative
nuukastamme
nuukistamme
illative
nuukaamme
nuukiimme
adessive
nuukallamme
nuukillamme
ablative
nuukaltamme
nuukiltamme
allative
nuukallemme
nuukillemme
essive
nuukanamme
nuukinamme
translative
nuukaksemme
nuukiksemme
abessive
nuukattamme
nuukittamme
instructive
comitative
—nuukinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nuukanne
nuukanne
accusative
nom.
nuukanne
nuukanne
gen.
nuukanne
genitive
nuukanne
nuukienne nuukainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nuukaanne
nuukianne
inessive
nuukassanne
nuukissanne
elative
nuukastanne
nuukistanne
illative
nuukaanne
nuukiinne
adessive
nuukallanne
nuukillanne
ablative
nuukaltanne
nuukiltanne
allative
nuukallenne
nuukillenne
essive
nuukananne
nuukinanne
translative
nuukaksenne
nuukiksenne
abessive
nuukattanne
nuukittanne
instructive
comitative
—nuukinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nuukansa
nuukansa
accusative
nom.
nuukansa
nuukansa
gen.
nuukansa
genitive
nuukansa
nuukiensa nuukainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nuukaansa
nuukiaan nuukiansa
inessive
nuukassaan nuukassansa
nuukissaan nuukissansa
elative
nuukastaan nuukastansa
nuukistaan nuukistansa
illative
nuukaansa
nuukiinsa
adessive
nuukallaan nuukallansa
nuukillaan nuukillansa
ablative
nuukaltaan nuukaltansa
nuukiltaan nuukiltansa
allative
nuukalleen nuukallensa
nuukilleen nuukillensa
essive
nuukanaan nuukanansa
nuukinaan nuukinansa
translative
nuukakseen nuukaksensa
nuukikseen nuukiksensa
abessive
nuukattaan nuukattansa
nuukittaan nuukittansa
instructive
comitative
—nuukineen nuukinensa :

#### Derived terms

* nuukailla
* nuukasti
* nuukuus
* nokonuuka

### Further reading

* “nuuka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* kuuna